Inter Yer Nan
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I think you used to be able to come to England and throw a few hundred million at it and you'll win the league but the parity now of the other teams and overall competition means there's more obstacles and other teams can compete for top signings too. It's just harder to come in and flash your check book.
I think Pep is a smart guy and clearly is a talented coach but my guess is that he's not going to deliver the PL or the CL in three years. He's one year in and it seems they aren't as good. I'd say they look their weakest in over 5 years despite having a lot of talent (at least in the final third). He failed at Bayern; took over a machine and to not make one CL final given their resources and inherited squad is a failure no matter how pleasing the style of play. From 2 finals and a win in previous seasons to 0-3 in semi's.
I think the buzz of playing for Pep is dying down. On top of that he is a stubborn guy that has basically said he will not change his ways and adapt to the differences in the league. The only shot he has of winning 1 of those two titles in the next 2 seasons is totally prioritizing one over the other even then I still don't think it's likely. If he spends this summer and gets a similarly average window the results next season would probably be slightly worse.
All said, happy days.
I think Pep is a smart guy and clearly is a talented coach but my guess is that he's not going to deliver the PL or the CL in three years. He's one year in and it seems they aren't as good. I'd say they look their weakest in over 5 years despite having a lot of talent (at least in the final third). He failed at Bayern; took over a machine and to not make one CL final given their resources and inherited squad is a failure no matter how pleasing the style of play. From 2 finals and a win in previous seasons to 0-3 in semi's.
I think the buzz of playing for Pep is dying down. On top of that he is a stubborn guy that has basically said he will not change his ways and adapt to the differences in the league. The only shot he has of winning 1 of those two titles in the next 2 seasons is totally prioritizing one over the other even then I still don't think it's likely. If he spends this summer and gets a similarly average window the results next season would probably be slightly worse.
All said, happy days.